Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Euro Surveill. 2012 Sep 6;17(36):20260.
In July-September 2012, one month earlier than in previous years, 13 confirmed human cases of West Nile virus infection were diagnosed in northern Italy, including five with neuroinvasive disease, three with West Nile fever, and five West Nile virus (WNV)-positive blood donors. In nine cases, the presence of the WNV lineage 1a Livenza strain, characterised in 2011, was ascertained. Symptomatic patients had prolonged viruria with high viral load.
2012 年 7 月至 9 月，意大利北部比往年提前一个月确诊了 13 例西尼罗河病毒感染的人类确诊病例，其中包括 5 例神经侵袭性疾病、3 例西尼罗河热和 5 例西尼罗河病毒（WNV）阳性献血者。9 例病例中，确认了 2011 年出现的 Livenza 株 1a 型 WNV 谱系的存在。有症状的患者出现持续性病毒尿症和高病毒载量。
